Enrollment
253
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY CUSD 2·NCES 172277002524
Liberty High School
505 N Park St, Liberty, IL 62347 · (217) 645-3433 · Adams County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
74 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 19% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Liberty CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.9% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 33.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Liberty High School
Liberty High School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High School this school | 253 | 29.2% | 54.5% |
| Fisher Jr/Sr High School Fisher | 284 | 28.5% | 43.9% |
| Elmwood High School Elmwood | 208 | 27.9% | 52.4% |
| New Berlin High School New Berlin | 256 | 26.2% | 38.3% |
| Brown County High School Mount Sterling | 224 | 32.1% | 45.5% |
| Dee-Mack High School Mackinaw | 293 | 25.6% | 43.1% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Liberty High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #66 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #14 of 75 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #25 of 75 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #487 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #107 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #508 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #507 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #163 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
253
-21 (-8%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 168
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 253 | 21.1 | 12.0:1 | 29% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 25.5 | 10.5:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 22.9 | 11.7:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 13.9 | 20.2:1 | 22% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 14 | 19.9:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 15% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Liberty High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (281 to 253); teachers up 52% (13.9 to 21.1).
About Liberty High School
In Liberty, Illinois, part of Adams County, Liberty High School is a high school. It teaches 253 students in grades 7 through 12. That is 70% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Liberty CUSD 2 is the local district for Liberty High School. It runs 2 schools with 589 students.
The share of White students at Liberty High School is 96%. Next come 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Liberty High School scores 8%.
Liberty High School lists 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 1.8 students per teacher. About 29% of students at Liberty High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Adams County, the school's rate is lower.
Liberty High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Illinois public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Liberty High School, the prediction is 54.6% and the result is 54.5%.
The school's county is Adams County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $66,220, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Adams County's 23 public schools enroll about 8,717 students and include Liberty High School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Liberty Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.6%; Liberty High School's is 54.5%, ranking 1st of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Liberty High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 21 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Liberty High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,754
Census ACS
Median income
$66,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Liberty High schools
33 other US public schools in 22 states are named Liberty High. Liberty High School is the 27th largest of the 34.
- Liberty High SchoolHenderson, NV · 3,203 students
- Liberty HighBrentwood, CA · 2,836 students
- Liberty High SchoolBethlehem, PA · 2,541 students
- Liberty HighWinchester, CA · 2,537 students
- Liberty High SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 2,510 students
Nearby schools
- Liberty Elementary School0.0 mi · 336
- Seymour Elementary School8.8 mi · 233
- Seymour High School8.9 mi · 216
- Central Elementary School11.1 mi · 227
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School12.8 mi · 500
- Western Jr High School12.8 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Liberty High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Liberty High School?
Liberty High School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades 07-12.
Is Liberty High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Liberty High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Liberty High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Liberty High School.
What is the student diversity at Liberty High School?
Student demographics at Liberty High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Liberty High School public or private?
Liberty High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Liberty CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.